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The INDEPENDENT, June 16, 2005 Page 13 Special drug courts are discussion topic New schools chief is family man The W ashington County Commission on Children and Families will host a discussion panel June 16, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., on the Washington County youth and adult drug court programs. The panel of Washington County leaders in criminal justice and drug treat ment, will discuss the drug court process for both adult and juvenile offenders, the effec tiveness of the intervention for defendants, the impact on chil dren and families, and the fu ture of drug courts in our com munity. Drug courts were first devel oped in Florida in 1989 as a specialized court to manage cases involving drug-addicted offenders through an extensive supervision and treatment pro gram. Because the problem of drugs and crime is much too broad for any single agency to tackle alone, drug courts rely upon the cooperation of judges, court personnel, law enforce ment, probation, and treatment providers. The drug court mod el has paved the way for the latest criminal justice innova tion-therapeutic jurisprudence. There are currently over 1,200 drug courts operating in all 50 states. Discussion panel includes the following: John Hartner, Director, Com munity Corrections Robert Hermann, District At torney, District Attorney's Office Tom Kohl, Judge, C ircuit Court Lisa M onteblanco, Drug Court Coordinator, Community Corrections Rich Musser, Deputy, Wash ington County Sheriff’s Office Volunteers wanted to serve on area transportation commission Washington County is seek ing applicants for two new vol unteers to serve on the North w est Area Com m ission on Transportation (ACT). Northwest ACT is an adviso ry body chartered by the Ore gon Transportation Com m is sion, which addresses all as pects of transportation (sur face, marine, air, and trans portation safety) with primary focus on the state transporta tion system . The N orthwest ACT considers regional and lo cal transportation issues in northwest Oregon that affect the state system. ACTs play a key advisory role in the development of the Statewide Transportation Im provem ent Program (STIP), Oak Village Laundromat 4 Jumbo Washers Air-conditioned Easy Access with Ample Parking located next to Jim's Market at the junction of Hwy 47 & Hwy 6 Main Street, Banks which schedules funded trans portation projects. ACTs estab lish a public process to priori tize transportation problem s and solutions and make recom mendations for projects to be included in the STIP. The application deadline is July 18, or when the vacancies are filled. Applications are available on the website or by calling (503) 846-8685. De scriptions of all county boards are available on the website: h ttp ://w w w .c o . W a s h in g to n , or.us/cgi/boards/commis.pl Jeff Peters, Sr. Program Co ordinator, Health and Human Services Keith Raines, Judge, Circuit Court Laurie Rice, Program Coor dinator, Juvenile Services The meeting will be held at the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Administration Build ing, 20665 SW Blanton St. in Aloha (Directions: From TV High way: Turn South onto SW 209th. Turn left on SW Blanton. Turn left into second driveway. Do not park inside the gated area.) Bring your lunch to enjoy nature presentation Bring a sack lunch and en joy a short nature presentation each week under the shady trees of Rogers Park in Forest Grove. The Oregon Depart ment of Forestry is offering free lunch hour programs that are entertaining for all ages. All programs run from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.: June 22 - Beavers June 29 - Wheel of Forest July 6 - Woodpeckers July 13 - Bears July 20 - Elk July 27 - Nature Bingo August 3 - Insects August 10 - Coyote You can “Brown Bag Na ture” by enjoying this summer lunch series. ■L D -I BANKS M I N I STORAGE Pay 1 Full Month and get 1 Full Month FREE* Move in Truck Available Check us out and you'll want to check in! ★ Special available fo r new customers on sizes up to 10 K 10, fo r a limited tim e only. Gates O p erate D aily 7 A M - 9 PM Office Hours: Mon- Fri 10 AM - 6 PM Sat 8 AM - Noon 140 E O ak W ay , B anks • 503-324-0552 Superintendent Mel Ott New Banks School District Superintendent Marv Ott im mediately strikes one as a nice guy, with his good humor, quick laughter and ready smile. He is also capable of juggling a great many tasks, which would usu ally be assigned to others, by himself. Ott was chosen to re place retiring superintendent Marilyn McGlasson. The district has been run ning well under McGlasson’s stewardship, Ott told The IN DEPENDENT, and he has no desire to make any drastic changes. He plans to spend time to get to know the culture of the school and community. “ If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” , he said laughingly. Ott comes to Banks from Port Orford, a small district of 380 students. During his term in Port Orford, Ott served as superintendent of the district and as principal for the elemen tary, middle and high schools. He said he is looking forward to working with a team of adminis trators. Ott received his bachelor’s degree from Oregon College of Education and a Masters in Ed ucation from W estern Oregon College, now called Western Oregon University. His adm in istrative work was completed at the University of Oregon. He and his wife, Donna, are buying a home in Forest Grove. They have been married for 19 years and have five children and nine grandchildren who live in the upper Willamette Val ley. Enjoy a safe and sane Fourth of July Please don't drink and drivel
